tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post3243484589989591592..comments2023-11-02T08:09:02.234-04:00Comments on Her Bad Mother: So, How Dilated Are You?Her Bad Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45011460536376342902007-07-11T17:54:00.000-04:002007-07-11T17:54:00.000-04:00Oh man, how hilarious. I would have been (very) te...Oh man, how hilarious. <BR/><BR/>I would have been (very) tempted to say, <I> Dilated? I'm not even pregnant!</I>.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me, I hate getting those "Are you pregnant?" comments? Well gee, I'm over 32 weeks and DEFINITELY showing (since I'm pretty petite everywhere else)... so I HOPE SO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-90854536775451385742007-07-09T10:12:00.000-04:002007-07-09T10:12:00.000-04:00I hate people like that. Nothing you could do rea...I hate people like that. Nothing you could do really, except to nod at her husband and say that you're lucky your husband doesn't realize that HE'S the real father.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-52308078252737560292007-07-09T09:51:00.000-04:002007-07-09T09:51:00.000-04:00I can not tell you enough how much I enjoyed this ...I can not tell you enough how much I enjoyed this post!Erin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15689090055350850549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-76116230097356916222007-07-09T09:18:00.000-04:002007-07-09T09:18:00.000-04:00You did the right thing. Going toe-to-toe would ha...You did the right thing. Going toe-to-toe would have been the loosing strategy. She obv. had a lot of practice.Claire Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05800828334240603898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-65425301308981813312007-07-09T08:55:00.000-04:002007-07-09T08:55:00.000-04:00Jodi, I pointed out that she was Jewish because sh...Jodi, I pointed out that she was Jewish because she WAS Jewish (I would have pointed out if she were Jamaican, or British or Greek or Mormon, just to flesh her out, no pun intended). Anyway. I was going somewhere with a little joke in my head about the confusing juxtaposition of middle-aged Jewish woman/Italian restaurant/sex talk and the off-putting multi-culti nightmares that would ensue. I may not have arrived.Her Bad Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535958887714152413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-45203587640027751402007-07-09T07:53:00.000-04:002007-07-09T07:53:00.000-04:00That is hysterical!!I thought I had it bad when ra...That is hysterical!!<BR/><BR/>I thought I had it bad when random strangers asked me from month 6 on if I was due 'any minute'.<BR/><BR/>I probably would have out grossed her and felt really embaressed about it afterwards. I have a hard time backing down from someone as brazen as that.Mama Saritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17585263802271835586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-43877240827969875722007-07-08T22:20:00.000-04:002007-07-08T22:20:00.000-04:00OK, you win! That has to be the worst question and...OK, you win! That has to be the worst question and the weirdest conversation to endure while pregnant.Damselflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139191935886860839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-51203375417454837042007-07-08T21:15:00.000-04:002007-07-08T21:15:00.000-04:00Drunk vagina talk gets me all hot.Drunk vagina talk gets me all hot.moosh in indy.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12077275788790896224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-14279131178922527082007-07-08T17:17:00.000-04:002007-07-08T17:17:00.000-04:00Sounds like you met my MIL, but it couldn't be her...Sounds like you met my MIL, but it couldn't be her -- she's not Jewish and she lives in Texas! <BR/><BR/>ChristieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-26621380252805136632007-07-08T15:26:00.000-04:002007-07-08T15:26:00.000-04:00See, guys don't sit around talking about each othe...See, guys don't sit around talking about each other's tools like this.Creative-Type Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594687030412942701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-16843311126465533432007-07-08T12:40:00.000-04:002007-07-08T12:40:00.000-04:00I suppose there might be something to say for a wo...I suppose there might be something to say for a woman who feels that comfortable in talking about cervixes (cervii?) but, really, good grief. I might have offered to let her check if she was so darn nosy! HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-74247735108705523042007-07-08T12:10:00.000-04:002007-07-08T12:10:00.000-04:00it amazes me how some women can talk to other peop...it amazes me how some women can talk to other people about their nethers without batting an eyelash...while other woman can't even say the word 'vagina'<BR/><BR/>there's no way i would have been as witty as you were. <BR/> <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-29415247666258936342007-07-08T11:48:00.000-04:002007-07-08T11:48:00.000-04:00You should've said "your fingers look nice and lon...You should've said "your fingers look nice and long, would you like to check for me?"Gidge Urizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879734082487890329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-81910114596372034212007-07-08T07:59:00.000-04:002007-07-08T07:59:00.000-04:00Crazy bitch. I think you handled her with aplomb.Crazy bitch. I think you handled her with aplomb.Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006026922416983261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80297744968020064132007-07-07T22:37:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:37:00.000-04:00EEEWWWW!!!For serious?That is a crazy story. I wro...EEEWWWW!!!<BR/><BR/>For serious?<BR/>That is a crazy story. <BR/><BR/>I wrote about the sleeping through the night thing at www.mamaknj.blogspot.commama khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070909433011566246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-70577022139234153482007-07-07T22:11:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:11:00.000-04:00LOL! That's hilarious. As a doula the conversation...LOL! That's hilarious. As a doula the conversation probably wouldn't have phased me at the time so I probably would have started talking to her about nipple stimulation. Then I would have walked away and realized how bizzare it all was later.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582261647166538969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-83968286737564752152007-07-07T21:19:00.000-04:002007-07-07T21:19:00.000-04:00Part of me is sorry you had to endure such rudenes...Part of me is sorry you had to endure such rudeness. The other part thinks it's one of the funniest posts I've ever read.<BR/><BR/>I always think of the perfect thing to say about 30 seconds too late.<BR/><BR/>You're probably getting into hot weather if you're not there already. Hope you're not too miserable and the rest of your pregnancy goes well.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283823157675990935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-91893724885846963792007-07-07T20:02:00.000-04:002007-07-07T20:02:00.000-04:00Kgirl? Hysterical. Oooooh, exactly. I'm swoonin...Kgirl? Hysterical. Oooooh, exactly. I'm swooning at the etymological punning going on.<BR/><BR/>And me, I would have talked and talked and talked about my cervix. I was obsessed. Woulda bored her to death.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812707312289852258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-25245598603445202882007-07-07T19:43:00.000-04:002007-07-07T19:43:00.000-04:00Superb!CheersSuperb!<BR/>CheersMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-88085709879324653662007-07-07T16:03:00.000-04:002007-07-07T16:03:00.000-04:00Callista:I wrote that no one can check by LOOKING ...Callista:<BR/><BR/>I wrote that no one can check by LOOKING without those two things. And we often check with a speculum and a flashlight when someone is preterm. But the two finger method is the norm for full term pregnancies. With my smallish fingers? One finger in the cervix = 1 cm, 2 fingers, one on top of the other = 2 cm, 2 fingers side by side and touching = 3 cm...<BR/><BR/>:)Working Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519439101834552487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-80412881473974705532007-07-07T14:04:00.000-04:002007-07-07T14:04:00.000-04:00I always liked Ann Landers' answer to what to say ...I always liked Ann Landers' answer to what to say to uncomfortably personal questions-you just open your eyes real wide and say "my goodness, what a personal question! Why would you be interested in knowing that?" blink blink...ha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30936162566304596992007-07-07T13:23:00.000-04:002007-07-07T13:23:00.000-04:00There is no way I could have been as clever as you...There is no way I could have been as clever as you were.<BR/>There is no end to the weirdos that pregnancy brings out.<BR/>This time I was more ready for them.moplanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998309937928231527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-19065642508422188262007-07-07T11:31:00.000-04:002007-07-07T11:31:00.000-04:00Oh good gravy, that's brazen. I would have asked s...Oh good gravy, that's brazen. <BR/><BR/>I would have asked something about the toll age and babies took on vaginas, asking her about hers... Turnaround being fair play, and all.kittenpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05215443551546036909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-10984125567889304022007-07-07T11:28:00.000-04:002007-07-07T11:28:00.000-04:00"I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours" might..."I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours" might've shut her up.<BR/><BR/>What a creepy conversation to have with a stranger...ewe are herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13339650361453626546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21558474.post-30140131839445931252007-07-07T11:09:00.000-04:002007-07-07T11:09:00.000-04:00You come across as too patient and nice. This har...You come across as too patient and nice. This harridan either had a case of fertility envy coupled with an umbridled tactlessness or was just beginning to show the early signs of -- god knows what. Was she auditioning for the role of The Fool in King Lear? If not, she gave a good audition. When you meet people like that, it's hard not to be an misanthrope.<BR/><BR/>I realize that my gender does not allow me the joys of pregnancy and childbirth, but if I were in your shoes I think that I might have said, "It's none of your goddamn business."<BR/><BR/>That would have been counterproductive strategy as there would not have been a story to tell about the prying, pampered woman who peppered you with questions.<BR/><BR/>As it is, to borrow the hackneyed phrase, hindsight is 20-20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com